Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 73 The smoke of the Zhang family

"I'm fine." Looking at his mother-in-law's anxious face, Lao Zhang said hurriedly.

Zhang Min's mother breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that her man was fine and didn't look like something was wrong.

"Did you encounter difficulties at work?"

Hearing his wife's concern, Lao Zhang felt better.

Sighing: "If it's about work, why am I so worried? Isn't it your precious daughter's business?"

Immediately afterwards, Lao Zhang told his mother-in-law what Zhang Min told him.

When Zhang Min's mother heard that it was about her daughter, she immediately became energetic. She opened the quilt and sat up, listening carefully to what her old man said about what happened.

As soon as Lao Zhang finished talking about the matter, Zhang Min's mother smiled exaggeratedly and said: "It's just such a small thing, but it makes you worry like this? Lao Zhang, I think you are living more and more, and you are back on the battlefield." Where have you gone who was so decisive in killing me?"

After saying that, he glared at his unsatisfactory old man.

After listening to Zhang Min's mother's teasing words, Lao Zhang sat up immediately.

He said unconvinced: "Can this be the same? Isn't your precious daughter involved in it?"

When Zhang Min's mother saw that her old man was having trouble with her, she also stared at Xingren's big eyes, and opened her mouth and said: "What's so difficult about this? Wait until my daughter brings Xiao He back, and you'll see. Okay, when the time comes Just say a word for me. No, I'll look for another opportunity when they get married. Besides, do you think Xiao He has to point at you? "

After saying that, he curled his lips demonstratively.

The beginning of the words sounded quite pleasant to Lao Zhang, but as he continued, he felt that the taste changed, especially the last sentence, which made him angry and curious.

I couldn't help but ask, "Does that boy have another relationship? If so, can he still get his daughter to come back and talk to me?"

Zhang Min's mother hated the old man's suspicious look and said angrily, "How can you be so sure that it was Xiao He Rang who said this? You don't know the virtues of your own daughter? If he is not happy, who will If you can persuade him, you must be on the pole yourself.”

Zhang Min's mother didn't save any face for her daughter. Zhang Min wasn't here anyway, so he said there was no pressure.

After hearing what his mother-in-law said, Lao Zhang agreed with his statement. He still understood his daughter's temperament, but he just didn't want to think that way.

Now that his wife had pierced this layer of paper, his old face was a little bit unbearable, and he quickly changed the subject: "Don't talk nonsense, tell me who is standing behind that kid?"

Although Lao Zhang spoke harshly, after all, they had lived together for many years. Zhang Min's mother knew that the stubborn old man had finally come to terms with her, so she stopped taking candies.

What did you hear about He Yuanchao from Li Mei?He told his old man again, focusing on Li Mei's evaluation of He Yuanchao.

After silently listening to his mother-in-law's words, Lao Zhang couldn't help but murmured. He didn't expect that this boy's path was quite wild, and he could even meet Minister Chen Cheng of the Metallurgical Department.

After he finished talking about Xiao He's situation, his old man just sat there muttering to himself without expressing his opinion.

Zhang Min's mother couldn't help complaining: "You said you were so upright when you were in the army! But in the past few years since you returned home, why have you become so unhappy? You are always calculating everything in your mind. You are a leading cadre, and you should be responsible for some things in the city, but you still care about girls? Tell me, how can I be a father like you? "

After venting her anger, Zhang Min's mother stopped talking to her old man, pulled the quilt, and turned her back to lie on the bed.

Seeing that his mother-in-law was really angry, Lao Zhang stopped keeping a straight face, put on a smiling expression, and explained to Zhang Min's mother's back: "How can I argue with my daughter? I haven't been in the local area all these years." We have suffered too much, are we afraid that our daughter will also be deceived?"

After finishing speaking, seeing that Zhang Min's mother did not move, she began to talk painfully about her revolutionary family history.

No matter how busy and hard the work is, our family has been like this all these years thanks to you.

After finishing speaking, seeing that Zhang Ming's mother still didn't talk to her, she started talking about the losses, deceptions, and grievances she had suffered since returning to her place.

Just when Lao Zhang said that his mouth was dry, Zhang Min's mother said, "Okay, 700 years of millet and 800 years of chaff, you are not done raising them, so go to bed quickly." Then he turned off the bedside lamp.

Seeing that Lao Zhang had finally dissipated the anger in his wife's heart, he didn't dare to mess with her any more, so he lay down on the bed and covered himself with a quilt to sleep.

Or to put it another way, everyone has his own destiny. He Yuanchao didn't have much trouble on his own side, but Zhang Min's parents almost started to do it because of his future.

He Yuanchao, who knew nothing about what happened at Zhang Min's house, went home and had a good sleep after seeing Zhang Min off last night.

Early in the morning, He Yuanchao came to the canteen of the steel rolling mill after finishing his boxing practice.

As soon as he took the food and sat down to eat, he saw Silly Zhu walking out of the kitchen.

After looking around for a while, he hurriedly walked towards him.

When he arrived in front of him, before he could say anything, Shazhu sat down next to him and asked with a smile: "Second uncle, why did you offend that old godly woman Jia Zhang? You were in the courtyard after work last night. If he meets me, he will give me a slap in the face. If Sister Qin hadn't stopped me, do you think I wouldn't have slapped him?"

As soon as Si Zhu finished speaking, He Yuanchao asked knowingly: "Sister Qin, which Sister Qin?"

"Who else can be, Sister Qin? She is the daughter-in-law of our courtyard son, Jia Dongxu."

As soon as Si Zhu finished his explanation, He Yuanchao received a moderate slap on the forehead.

"Everyone is married. From now on, you are not allowed to call me Sister Qin. You have to call me sister-in-law. Remember?"

"What's the difference?" Silly said unconvinced.

He Yuanchao did not explain, but said it to Shazhu again in an emphatic tone.

"You are not allowed to call me Sister Qin from now on, you can only call me Sister-in-law of the Jia family."

Seeing the serious expression on his second uncle's face, Shazhu didn't dare to talk back anymore and nodded in agreement.

When He Yuanchao saw this, he didn't say much else.

After taking a bite of food, something suddenly occurred to him, and he hurriedly stopped Sha Zhu who was about to leave, and asked about the time when the brother and sister borrowed money from the Jia family and went to Baocheng to find He Daqing.

"Second uncle, who did you hear about this from?" Shazhu asked in surprise when he heard his second uncle asking him about it.

"Don't care who I heard it from, just tell me if this happened." He Yuanchao looked at Silly Zhu, frowned, and asked impatiently.

Shazhu saw his second uncle's expression and quickly admitted: "This matter happened when Yuyu insisted on asking Dad. I was so beaten that I had no choice but to agree to Yuyu."

Having said this, Shazhu saw that his second uncle's expression softened before he continued.

"After asking around a lot, I found out that my unknown father ran away to Baocheng with the little widow.

At that time, Yuyu and I barely had enough money to eat. How could we have any spare money to buy tickets?

I had no choice but to borrow money from people in the courtyard. I borrowed it for a while. Finally, Mrs. Jia Zhang came up with five yuan and agreed on the terms before lending me the money. "

He Yuanchao saw Sha Zhu calmly finishing the story.

Then he asked: "What are the conditions? Tell me."

(End of this chapter)